The GeForce RTX 5050 will be the successor to the GeForce RTX 4050a graphics card that only existed in the laptop GPU segment, because in the end NVIDIA did not want to create a desktop version. This new generation GPU from NVIDIA will be positioned within the low range and will, therefore, be the most economical within the new GeForce RTX 50 series, and also the one that will offer the least performance.
Although the information is still somewhat scarce, we have enough data to update the article we published a few months ago about the GeForce RTX 5050, where we reviewed its specifications and other important details, such as its possible release date, its performance and its price. . The focus of this article is the same, and It is quite reliablebecause I have analyzed and filtered all the information.
Keep something very important in mind before getting into the matter, and that is that It is possible that NVIDIA chooses not to launch a GeForce RTX 5050 for desktopas it did with the previous generation. This could happen if the company ends up with too much stock of the GeForce RTX 4060. In this case it could leave this as a low-end alternative and finish cleaning the accumulated stock.
That was precisely what happened in the current generation, where we saw that the GeForce RTX 3060 filled the space that would have corresponded to the GeForce RTX 4050. That said, let’s see what the GeForce RTX 5050 could be like and what we can expect from it.
Possible specifications of the GeForce RTX 5050
- GB207 graphics core manufactured on TSMC’s 4nm node.
- 20 SM units.
- 2,560 shaders at speeds between 2.8 GHz and 3 GHz.
- 80 units of textured.
- 32 rasterized units.
- 20 fourth generation RT cores.
- 80 fifth generation tensor cores.
- 128-bit bus.
- 8 GB of GDDR6 memory at 20 Gbps (320 GB/s bandwidth).
- 16 MB of hidden L2.
The specifications of the GB207 graphics core would be almost a carbon copy of those of the AD107 core, which is the one that NVIDIA has used in the GeForce RTX 4050 and RTX 4060, but we can see important differences, such as the jump to TSMC’s 4nm nodethe use of a 128-bit bus, an increase in the amount of available graphics memory and the L2 cache, and also an increase in frequencies.
The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile has the same number of SM units, and therefore shares the same base characteristics, but runs at a much lower frequency, Its bus is 96 bits, it has only 6 GB of graphics memory at a lower speed and only has 12 MB of L2 cache. This means that the GeForce RTX 5050 would be more powerful and better balanced.
Obviously it is not fair to compare a graphics card for desktop with one for laptops, but as I told you there is no version of the GeForce RTX 4050 for PC. The bandwidth of this is only 192 GB/s, so the support of its 12 MB of L2 cache is essential to generate bandwidth peaks that improve performance.
The GeForce RTX 5050 would have a bandwidth of 320 GB/sand would be backed by 16 MB of L2 cache, which means it would be much better prepared to work with games in 1080p resolution. Increasing the available graphics memory from 6 GB to 8 GB will also make an important difference, and will allow us play with higher graphic quality no performance issues.
Be clear that the GeForce RTX 5050 is going to be a graphics card to play in 1080p. That will be the optimal resolution both for power and for bandwidth and available graphics memory. Unlike the rest of the models in the GeForce RTX 50 series, this It will be the only one that does not use GDDR7 memory to reduce costs and lower the sales price.
As the GeForce RTX 5050 will use a new manufacturing node and a new architecture, its performance and efficiency values will be higher. A Blackwell shader should perform better than an Ada Lovelace shader at the same frequencyand we can also expect new generation tensor cores and RT cores, which will offer a higher level of performance compared to the current generation.
As for the TGP, this graphics card will most likely be placed between 100 and 115 watts. If this is confirmed, it would be practically at the same level or a little below the desktop GeForce RTX 4060, which in its reference version has a TGP of 115 watts.
Possible performance, comparison and equivalences
If these specifications are met, the GeForce RTX 5050 will have a maximum power of 15,36 TFLOPs en FP32a figure that almost doubles the power of the GeForce RTX 4050 for laptops, which is 8.98 TFLOPs in its most powerful version, and would be a little above the 15.11 TFLOPs of the GeForce RTX 4060.
In general, a GeForce RTX 5050 with the specifications that we have seen in this article would be a little more powerful than the GeForce RTX 4060 at 1080p under rasterization, and it could be much more powerful in ray tracing thanks to the use of fourth generation RT cores, and the possible new features that NVIDIA incorporates at the architectural level.
As I said before, the specifications of this graphics card are those of a model designed for 1080p. This does not mean that you will not be able to move games in 1440p, you will be able to do so, but you will lose a lot of performance in that resolution due to its low bandwidth. Its 8 GB of graphics memory is not ideal for playing at that resolution either.
The GeForce RTX 4050 is also a graphics card for 1080p gaming, but its 96-bit bus and 6 GB of graphics memory make it a model much more limited, and forces us to reduce the level of graphic quality in many cases to achieve a good level of fluidity. Only with the move to a 128-bit bus and the increase in graphics memory to 8 GB would the GeForce RTX 5050 be a big leap compared to that.
The NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 ecosystem will have full support on the GeForce RTX 5050, and this will be of great help to improve performance even in 1080p resolution, since we can activate Super Resolution in quality and frame generation mode. It will also be interesting to see if NVIDIA introduces this new generation other technology within said ecosystem.
What power supply and what processor will I need to power a GeForce RTX 5050?
The GeForce RTX 5050 is going to have very low consumption, that’s something we can be sure of. If you finally end up placing between 100 and 115 watts of TGP a 400 watt power supply will suffice to move it without problems, although I have told you on other occasions this will depend on the consumption of the rest of the equipment’s components.
If we are going to build a GeForce RTX 5050, it is normal that we have a low-end or mid-range processor, and that its consumption is not very high, but I want to give you two reference points in case of extremes totally opposite, since this way you will have a clearer vision on the subject of the power supply.
A PC configured with a Ryzen 5 5600 processor, 16 GB of dual-channel DDR5, an M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD, six fans, a GeForce RTX 5050 with a consumption of 115 watts, and a 120 mm liquid cooling AIO kit would have a peak consumption of 263 wattsso with a 400 watt power supply we would be more than enough.
However, that same computer configured with an Intel Core i9-13900K It would have a peak consumption of 435 watts, and in this case we would need a 500 watt power supply. I know that it is not normal to accompany this very powerful processor with a GeForce RTX 5050, but I have given you this example to illustrate the important difference that the CPU can make in terms of consumption.
As for the processor needed to power the GeForce RTX 5050, it is not going to be a very powerful graphics card, so starting with a Ryzen 5 5500 or an Intel Core i7-8700 We would already have a balanced combination, although the ideal would be a Ryzen 5 5600 or an Intel Core i5-12400F, especially because when we use DLSS Super Resolution it will lower the base resolution and having one of those CPUs will improve performance.
Possible release date and price
The GeForce RTX 5050 will be the last to arrive in the entire GeForce RTX 50 series. There is no confirmed date yet, but it is most likely that its arrival will not occur until second half of 2025. I would bet on the fourth quarter of that year, but in the end it is NVIDIA that has the last word.
As for the price, this will depend a lot on what the GeForce RTX 5060 ends up costing. If it reaches a price between 329 and 349 euros, which is most likely, the GeForce RTX 5050 should cost between 229 and 249 euros. For 229 euros it would be a quite interesting graphics card if the specifications and performance values that we have seen in this article are confirmed.
I don’t think NVIDIA will release any graphics card below the GeForce RTX 5050, and I’m pretty sure it will fill those gaps with lower-end models from previous generations. A GeForce RTX 5040 or 5030 would not make sensealthough I don’t dare to completely reject it either.
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Source: www.muycomputer.com
